Social Worker - Neurology

Job Description

This is a job specifically for memory clinic or to work with patients with dementia and cognitive impairment

The Social Worker is responsible for creating outcomes for the patient and family by managing complex psychosocial and economic co-morbidities. Provide education and consultation regarding resources, collaborate to develop a discharge plan and facilitate and monitor its implementation. Assist patient/family adjust to and cope with illness, diagnosis, treatment options and prognosis. Through advanced practice skills mobilizes resources to reduce risk, serves as a liaison between the hospital and the community. In addition offers crisis interventions to patient/family.

This position specifically for memory clinic or to work with patients with dementia and cognitive impairment

Travel Requirements

This position requires travel between assigned locations in:

• Detroit
• Dearborn
• West Bloomfield

Travel follows a predetermined weekly schedule. Employees report to one designated location per day; no same-day travel between sites is required.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 

• Masters Degree in Social Work. Social work or protective services experience preferred. Working knowledge/experience in utilization management, managed care and payor issues preferred. 
• Experience in psychosocial and therapeutic counseling preferred. Ability to interview, assess, organize and problem solve. 
• Ability to identify appropriate community resources on assigned caseload and to work collaboratively with patients, families, multidisciplinary team and community agencies to achieve desired patient outcomes. 
• Possess interpersonal communication and negotiation skills in interactions with patients, families, physicians, and health care team colleagues.
• Possess analytical, data management and PC skills. Exposure and/or experience in pre-acute and post-acute care, as well as community resources.
• Ability to work independently, as well as to develop collaborative relationships with physicians, families, patients, interdisciplinary team and other community agencies. 
• Ability to analyze, develop and manage change; to integrate Continuous Quality Improvement principles for service and organization work improvements. 
• Ability to work with people of all social, economic, and cultural backgrounds; be flexible, open-minded and adaptable to change. 
• Demonstrates the ability to connect patients and families with necessary services, both inside and outside the HFHS. 
• Maintains a current working knowledge of services available in the local community, particularly services available to patients with limited or non-existent payment resources. 

• Must demonstrate patience and tact when dealing with patients, families and other staff. 

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED: 

LMSW with clinical specialty or clinical/macro specialty licensure required.

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